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Mountains from Space: Peaks & Ranges: Peaks and... by Messner, Reinhold Hardback
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- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- “See pictures”
- ISBN
- 9780810959613
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Abrams, Inc.
ISBN-10
0810959615
ISBN-13
9780810959613
eBay Product ID (ePID)
46837273
Product Key Features
Book Title
Mountains from Space : Peaks and Ranges of the Seven Continents
Number of Pages
244 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems, Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals, Subjects & Themes / Landscapes, Ecosystems & Habitats / Mountains, Subjects & Themes / Aerial
Publication Year
2005
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, Technology & Engineering, Photography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
76 Oz
Item Length
11.6 in
Item Width
11.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2005-015028
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
Eighth Grade
Dewey Decimal
551.43/2/0222
Grade To
College Graduate Student
Synopsis
Using highly specialized, advanced digital satellite imaging-first made possible in the year 2000 with the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission-this book presents an astounding collection of images of the Earth's mountain ranges carefully compiled over the course of five years by the German Remote Sensing Data Center. Now available to the public for the first time here, the most majestic peaks on all seven continents are visible as they never would be to the naked eye-in views taken from 500 to 15 miles above the Earth that reveal the entire mountain range at once, unobstructed by clouds, haze, and the refraction of light. Mountains from Spaceis much more than a collection of extraordinary pictures; it is a serious work of nonfiction about every important aspect of these fascinating geological formations, from their genesis by volcanic activity to their specific sociological features. Contributions by esteemed scientists and mountaineers alike highlight this provocative study of our planet Earth., The mountains have always been very special regions - the scenes of myths and the seats of the gods, spaces to retreat to and strategic bulwarks, but also places of natural and cultural diversity and multivarious living conditions over small areas. This book takes a completely new and unique look at the world's mountains. It brings together pictures that have been produced by computer on the basis of a new type of unusually precise satellite measurements and provides views never seen before. It was not until the year 2000 that the earth's surface was first surveyed systematically and completely by satellite radar on the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission. This made it possible to show every area with hitherto unknown precision and to produce views in perspective, which in reality are not possible for practical reasons n as if one were flying at a great height and seeing an infinite distance unhampered by clouds, haze and the refraction of light. mountains - their genesis by volcanic activity and the collisions of continental tectonic plates; their role in the emergence of ecological diversity; their function for the weather and climate, their susceptibility to natural catastrophes, their specific sociological features., Using highly specialized, advanced digital satellite imaging--first made possible in the year 2000 with the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission--this book presents an astounding collection of images of the Earth's mountain ranges carefully compiled over the course of five years by the German Remote Sensing Data Center. Now available to the public for the first time here, the most majestic peaks on all seven continents are visible as they never would be to the naked eye--in views taken from 500 to 15 miles above the Earth that reveal the entire mountain range at once, unobstructed by clouds, haze, and the refraction of light.Mountains from Space is much more than a collection of extraordinary pictures; it is a serious work of nonfiction about every important aspect of these fascinating geological formations, from their genesis by volcanic activity to their specific sociological features. Contributions by esteemed scientists and mountaineers alike highlight this provocative study of our planet Earth.
LC Classification Number
TR810.B4713 2005
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